PAGE Front View of the Hermitage, _Frontispiece_ Original Log House 2 The First Hermitage 3 Imaginary Picture of the Hermitage 10 The Hermitage in 1831 10 Plat of the Hermitage Plantation 11 Old Print Showing the Young Cedar Trees 11 Front View of the House 18 Close-up View of the Façade 19 The Front Door 26 Rear View of the House 26 General Jackson Greeting Lafayette 27 Original Slave Cabin 27 Uncle Alfred 34 Sunday Morning at the Hermitage Church 35 The Hermitage Church 42 Interior of the Old Hermitage Church 42 Epitaph on Mrs. Jackson’s Tomb 43 The Tomb of General and Mrs. Jackson 43 Earl’s Portrait of General Jackson 50 The Old Family Carriage 51 Passage from the Kitchen 58 The Hermitage Well 58 Front Gate and Entrance Driveway 59 The Garden 59 One of the Garden Walks 66 View of the Garden from the House 67 General Jackson’s Desk 82 General Jackson’s Office 83 General Jackson’s Bedroom 98 Entrance Hall 99 The Stairway 114 Guest Room 115 The Back Parlor 130 The Dining Room 131 The Front Parlor 146 Upstairs Hall 147 Old Kitchen 162 Original Silverware 163 General Jackson’s Liquor Chest 176